Amber Glenn earned her place in the Grand Prix Final at the Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy — the last of six Grand Prix events. The two-time U.S. champion led after the short program in Finland and ultimately finished 2nd overall with a score of 213.41, less that 4 points from the top of the podium. 

Coming in as the Grand Prix China champion and a top contender for Milan Cortina 2026, the two-time and reigning U.S. national champion needed a finish of 4th or better to lock in her Grand Prix Final qualification, and she more than delivered, ending the event with a combined score just a few points off the winner. Glenn made a couple jump errors, and the judges scored two of her jumps with a ‘q’ signifying they saw her landings as a quarter or less underrotated, making the difference in a tight race for gold. However, Glenn has said she is trying to pace herself in this Olympic season, and she gave an overall strong performance, and looked confident on the ice in Helsinki.

Japan’s Mone Chiba took gold, continuing her breakout season with a come-from-behind victory. The 20-year-old 2025 world bronze medalist, already the Skate Canada champion and Four Continents gold medalist, sat second after the short program but won the free skate to take the title with 217.22 points. Growing up in Sendai — the same hometown as two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu — she has built a reputation this season for pairing consistent jumping with polished “Last Dance” and “Romeo and Juliet” programs that highlight her delicate performance quality.

Behind them, Rino Matsuike continued Japan’s deep run in women’s singles, climbing from sixth after the short to take bronze with 193.21 points thanks to a third-place free skate. The 2021 Japanese junior champion has battled inconsistency at times, but once again showed why she was a surprise star of last season’s Grand Prix circuit.

For the U.S., Bradie Tennell added another solid result to her comeback campaign. The 2018 Olympic team bronze medalist and two-time U.S. champion finished 4th overall with 190.38 points, holding her position from the short. After seasons disrupted by a chronic foot injury and then a broken ankle, Tennell has been rebuilding her competitive base; a 4th place here, following 4th at Skate Canada, keeps her in the conversation as an outside Olympic contender and reinforces that she can still deliver two competitive programs across a Grand Prix weekend.

Canada’s Madeline Schizas rounded out the top five with 188.60 points, holding onto a strong finish after sitting third in the short program. 

Host-nation skaters filled much of the middle of the standings: Finland’s Iida Karhunen impressed by moving from 9th after the short to 6th overall (180.17), while Lorine Schild of France placed 8th (175.63) followed by two more Finns — Olivia Lisko in 9th (164.67) and Selma Valitalo in 10th (142.47).

Japan’s Rion Sumiyoshi, who entered Finland as another podium threat after her Grand Prix France bronze and is one of the few women attempting a quad toe this season, finished 7th overall with 178.26 points after slipping from 5th in the short to 7th in the free.

Two-time world medalist Loena Hendrickx, returning this season from right ankle surgery and looking to build toward a likely third Olympics, withdrew after the short program. After a disastrous short program landed her in 10th with 54.75 points, she announced she is not well and would focus on recovery before continuing the Olympic season.

The Grand Prix Final kicks off in Nagoya, Japan, Dec. 4-7 airing on NBC and streaming live on Peacock.